Dal vada recipe | air fryer lentil fritter recipe
Dal vada is one of the best memory of train journey in India. This red lentil fritter is protein rich & stays as it is for hours.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- kadai/frying pan (traditional method)
- Air fryer for low oil version
- Grinder
Ingredients
- 1 cup yellow lentil chana daal
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 small piece of ginger
- 2 tablespoon oil brushing
- 1 Green chilli or red chilli powder
- Salt as per taste
Tempering
- 2 tablespoon Oil for tempering
- 2 tablespoon soaked chana dal keep some aside from the lentils soaked for dal vada
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- pinch asafoetida
- Handful curry leaves chopped
Instructions
- Soak lentils with 2 cups of water for 3-4 hours.Drain all the excess water.
- In a food processor add lentils,onion , ginger,spices & salt
- Process them into a fine mixture. Dont add any water,keep this aside
Tempering
- Heat oil in pan,add asafoetida,mustard seeds and curry leaves
- Add soaked chana dal, cook for few minutes, turn off the heat.
Make patties/vada
- Add the tempering to the above mixture
- Make small patties out of the above mixture.
- They will not bind that easily,use soft hands. Place them on a baking sheet on a tray,brush them with oil
- Freeze these for 3-4 hours or more.
Cooking in airfryer
- Pre heat the air fryer for 5 minutes at 180C/355F.
- Line all the vadas in an air fryer basket lined up with baking sheet.
- Cook the vada 180C/355F for 10 mins, brush oil and then again cook again for 5 minutes. Flip, and then cook for a further 4-5 minutes
- Serve hot with coconut chutney or tomato ketchup.
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Notes
Do not add water to the dal ,else it will be watery.